Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="dermatology" />* Lice infection * Transmission by direct physical contact or indirect contact with infected clothes, etc. * Risk factors ** Crowded places ** School ** Homeless * Pathomechanism ** Delayed allergic reaction to lice saliva ** May be asymptomatic for weeks while sensitization occurs * Pediculosis capitis ** Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse) ** Most common in children ** Clinical features *** Scalp/neck pruritus *** Louse eczema on back..."